By Jove, I think she's got it.

On rewatching Harry Potter last night, I realized why I'm so "eh" on Snape in the movies. From the moment I started reading the books, I heard my version of Alan Rickman in my head while reading Snape (I can never quite visualize or hear actors in my mind while reading or writing, but I have a version of them in my head that remains consistent over time). And yet, I was underwhelemed by Rickman and Snape in the movie, and couldn't figure out why.

I finally have. He's not angry. He's not petty. He's not even really *mean*. He's just ... there. Snape says thigns that might be hurtful if he put some emotion behind it, but he doesn't so he's just really flat and a little weird. And that makes me sad.

It's funny. I loved Snape in the books, but I'm eh on him in the movies. I didn't really like either Draco or his father in the books, but I love, love, *love* them in the movies. Jason Isacs is sexy.